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Patent GB-2269828-A (GB)
Title: Telescopic and folding sewing machine
Inventor: THOMPSON-WHITESIDE SCOTT DEREK
IPC: D05B73/00
Filed: 1992-08-20
Abstract: A sewing machine, eg a locking stitch machine, has the ability to telescope when not in use and fold to form a slim and compact package. With the use of splined telescopic drive shafts (2, 4 and 1, 3), it is possible to telescope the lower and upper arms (11, 12 and 9, 10). The upper arm can be pivoted through 90 DEG  about the axis of the lower arm, a collar (5) normally holding the upper arm in position. The machine is driven by a battery-powered motor (7). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270441-A (GB)
Title: An active sound control system with a virtual microphone
Inventor: ELLIOTT STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: H04R3/00
Filed: 1992-10-05
Abstract: An active sound control system comprises a loudspeaker LS having an input and operable to generate sound waves for interference with unwanted sound US so as to produce a region close to the user of the system in which the perceived sound is substantially reduced. A monitoring microphone ro is positioned closer to the loudspeaker LS than to the region of sound reduction R. Loudspeaker control means for controlling the input to the loudspeaker LS operate to energise the loudspeaker such that the sound waves emitted by the loudspeaker substantially cancel the unwanted sound waves in said region R. The loudspeaker control means includes a signal processing means arranged to simulate a microphone output that would be obtained if that microphone, instead of being positioned closer to the loudspeaker LS than the user, were to be positioned in a notional position ra relatively close to the user. The resulting simulated or virtual microphone output is then used to control the signal fed to the loudspeaker input. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271426-A (GB)
Title: Electrical detection apparatus using resonant circuits
Inventor: CLARE ALAN
IPC: G01R27/22
Filed: 1992-10-08
Abstract: In electrical detection apparatus of the kind having a resonant drive circuit 22 and a resonant detection circuit 23, the frequency of the drive signal is held at or close to that of the detection circuit 23 by controlling the drive circuit with an amplified signal derived from, and at the natural resonance frequency of, the detection circuit 23. A particular application is in detection of the electrical conductivity of a medium such as milk, other electrically conducting liquid or gas using the coupling provided by the medium between two coils. The output on line L1 is converted to a direct voltage indicative of the conductivity. Identical circuits may be provided in each quadrant of the claw of a milking machine with means to compare the outputs of each circuit to permit detection of mastitis. The coils may be toroidally wound on formers, encapsulated, fitted in earthed copper cans and assembled back to back with open ends of the cans remote from one another. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260620-A (GB)
Title: Instant photography unit
Inventor: BERGAUER FRANK
IPC: G03B17/53
Filed: 1992-10-09
Abstract: An instant photographic cabin employs an automatic video printer unit for taking portraits. The cabin is of modular construction with an equipment module (1) and a studio module (2) connected together by quick-release fastening devices. In a wall (9) between the modules there are transparent windows (7) for a camera (4). a monitoring screen (5). and light sources (6) continually switched on during use. Further light sources (6) are disposed in the studio module (2). A height-adjusting bucket seat (10) has control keys disposed on the arms of the seat to assist in altering the pose adopted by the subject (8). A control panel on the wall (9) also permits the subject to initiate a control sequence. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2262343-A (GB)
Title: A vibrator for use in a vibratory gyroscope
Inventor: NAKAMURA TAKESHI
IPC: G01C19/5642
Filed: 1993-01-22
Abstract: A vibrator, 14, having a polygonal section is supported by two support members 24a, 24b mounted at or near the nodal points of the body, said support members being equally spaced from the ends of the body e.g. at a distance 0.224 x the length of the body in the case of the figure shown. The body having associated with it piezo electric elements 16 for maintaining vibration and or measuring deflection due to a rotational force. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264500-A (GB)
Title: Low-foam surfactants and their use
Inventor: BAUMANN HANS-PETER
IPC: C09K23/46
Filed: 1993-02-16
Abstract: Mixture (G) of different oxyalkylated and optionally further reacted amines (E) and (F) as described in the specification are suitable as low-foaming assistants, in particular levelling agents, especially in combination with silicone-free low-foaming compounds or defoamers, especially for the dyeing of natural or synthetic polyamides. The said amines are especially long-chain fatty amines such as stearyl amino, tallow fatty amine, behenyl amino etc.
Patent GB-2264947-A (GB)
Title: Trihalogenocyclopropanes and process for the prepartion thereof
Inventor: BAIRD MARK STEPHEN
IPC: C07C23/04
Filed: 1993-05-19
Abstract: Novel tetrahalogenocyclopropanos of the formula   <IMAGE> are disclosed, together with methods for their preparation. In the formula each R is H, hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl, such hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl groups being free from non-aromatic unsaturation and free from substituents which are thermally unstable, and the Ha groups are the same or different halogen atoms.
Patent GB-2271879-A (GB)
Title: Data processing system
Inventor: HIBINO TOSHIRO
IPC: G06F21/10
Filed: 1992-12-21
Abstract: A data processing system for carrying out a collation operation at the starting time by using musical data as collation data, and judging the adaptability of an optical information recording medium. In a CD-ROM (4), first musical collation data are recorded with various kinds of data required for a game. In a ROM (302) in an outer memory cartridge (3), second musical collation data and a collation program are stored. A CPU (101a) is adapted to execute the collation program at the time of starting a system and collate the first musical collation data read out from the CD-ROM (4) with the second musical collation data read out from ROM (302). The CPU allows the execution of the game program only when these data agree with each other.
Patent GB-2273906-A (GB)
Title: Method of moulding interior finishing material of cardboard
Inventor: OGATA MITSUTOSHI
IPC: B29C51/08
Filed: 1993-07-09
Abstract: A method of molding an interior finishing material of cardboard which consists of a substrate of cardboard molded to a predetermined shape, and a decorative outer surface material pasted on one surface of the substrate, and which is used an interior finishing material for the ceiling of an automobile. A flat cardboard substrate obtained by pasting liners on both sides of a corrugated core via films of a thermoplastic resin is first thermally pressure-molded by a hot press at such a high temperature that permits heat, the temperature of which is high enough to melt a heat-fusable bonding agent, to remain on the surface of the cardboard substrate after the cardboard substrate has finished being molded and taken out of the hot press, and that does not cause the cardboard constituting the substrate to he burnt during the molding thereof. This molded cardboard substrate is then taken out of the hot press and transferred to a mold in a cold press, and a decorative surface material is superposed thereon via a heat-fusable bonding agent, the substrate and surface material being brought into close contact with each other by the cold press. The bonding agent is melted by utilizing the remaining heat of the cardboard substrate to bond the substrate and surface material to each other. During this decorative surface material bonding step, the thermoplastic resin between the core of the cardboard substrate and liners is solidified to fix the shape thereof so that springing back does not occur. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276352-A (GB)
Title: Applicator for applying correction fluid
Inventor: DANNO AKIRA
IPC: B43K5/18
Filed: 1993-10-28
Abstract: A correction fluid applicator comprises a main body (10) having a fluid storage volume (14) therein, a head cylinder (20) including a rear end portion (28) communicating with the storage volume (14), a forwardly and inwardly tapering intermediate portion (30) and a front end portion (32) with an opening therein, a valve body (38) of a soft resilient material within the intermediate portion (30) and movable axially between a first position sealing against the intermediate portion (30) and a displaced position disengaged from said intermediate portion (30), spring (42) urging the valve body (38) into said first position, and an application tip (36) within the head cylinder (20) in front of, and independent of, the valve body (38), and movable axially of the head cylinder (20) to an outermost position projecting from the head cylinder (20) in which position the rear of the application tip (36) is spaced (56) from the front of the valve body (38). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283622-A (GB)
Title: Overvoltage protection circuit; ESD protection of intergrated circuits
Inventor: MUDD MARK STEPHEN JOHN
IPC: H01L23/62
Filed: 1993-11-03
Abstract: An overvoltage protection circuit employs a series of semiconductor switching elements, each element having a control terminal and two main conduction terminals, in a totem pole configuration and two potential dividers whose tapping points feed, respectively, the control terminals and the main terminal junctions of the switching elements. Both the series of switching elements and the two potential dividers are connected between a reference node (zero volts) and a node to be protected from an electrostatic discharge. The resistive elements of the potential dividers are so arranged that, in the absence of a static discharge, all switching elements are cut off and experience a substantially equal voltage across the respective main terminals. In this way, the circuit may be usefully employed in integrated circuits which are based on a low-voltage integration process but which have also a high-voltage-supply rail (e.g. 30V). The switching elements may be bipolar transistors, and preferably Darlington pairs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286851-A (GB)
Title: Reversible seat belt buckle
Inventor: CHEETHAM ROGER GORDON
IPC: A47D15/00
Filed: 1994-02-26
Abstract: A buckle (150) suitable for a harness of a reversible seat pushchair including:- a body (152); a lug (166) for permanent attachment to a waistbelt strap (76); a lug (164) for permanent attachment to a shoulder strap (74), and means (170, 180, 153) for releasably lockingly engaging the lugs (164, 166) to the body (152), wherein the waistbelt strap lug (164) is discrete from the shoulder strap lug (166) and the releasable parts may be interchangeably engaged with the body 152 in a different orientation when the seat is reversed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279351-A (GB)
Title: Methacrylic resin composition
Inventor: FUCHIGAMI YOSHIO
IPC: C08K5/01
Filed: 1994-05-31
Abstract: A composition of methacrylic resin possessing outstandingly easy release from the mould of injection moulding machine without defilement of the stamper and the peripheral ring of stamper holder, and therefore proves suitable material for replica of laser disk is provided. This composition is characterized by having a methyl methacrylate copolymer and three lubricant components, i.e. a higher alcohol (x), a monoglyceride of a higher fatty acid (y), and a paraffin (z), in such amounts that the individual contents of (x), (y), and (z) are in the respective ranges of 0.05 to 0.2% by weight, 0.05 to 0.2% by weight, and 0.02 to 0.15% by weight and the total content of (x), (y), and (z) is in the range of 0.2 to 0.35% by weight.
Patent GB-2290475-A (GB)
Title: A foot warming/massaging device with remote control
Inventor: WU SHUI-SHENG
IPC: A61F7/00
Filed: 1994-06-27
Abstract: A sole-warming/massaging device 10 including a vertical vibration massaging mechanism 16, a horizontal swinging massaging mechanism 18 and a far infrared generating mechanism 20 is controlled by a hand-held transmitter. The vertical vibration massaging mechanism 16 has a first driving means 38 for driving several roller sets 48 which provide massaging effect for a users soles or ankles by means of vertical reciprocation. The horizontal swinging massaging mechanism 18 has a second driving means 52 for driving an arch leg rest 64 to horizontally swing back and forth so as to provide a massaging effect for the users ankles or legs. The far infrared generating mechanism 20 includes ceramic heating means 68 which generates and radiates far infrared rays onto the users soles. A magnetic fastener 76 is disposed in a receptacle 74 of a housing 12 for a remotely controlling transmitter 22, whereby the user can easily take out the transmitter 22 and use the same to freely control the working mode of the massaging device 10 when taking lying or sitting attitude during the massaging procedure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279117-A (GB)
Title: Anti-roll-back device
Inventor: HARTLEY BRIAN
IPC: F16D49/08
Filed: 1991-10-04
Abstract: An anti-roll-back device 110 comprises a loop 112 extending from an anchor 114 on a slide shoe 126 and around a rotatable drum 120 to another anchor 124 on the shoe 126, and control means which normally allows forward clockwise rotation of the drum 120 and prevents reverse rotation by tightening of the loop 112, but which can allow reverse rotation, in which slack in the loop 112 due to stretching is taken up independently of the control means. A ratchet 148 is provided on the shaft 164 at the anchor 124 and co-operates with a pawl 156, the shaft 164 carrying a crank (Fig. 6, not shown) acted on by a tension spring, so that the loop 112 is in light contact with the drum 120 on forward rotation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292288-A (GB)
Title: Communications system and method for a multicellular environment
Inventor: OBEROI RUPINDER SINGH
IPC: H04W36/04
Filed: 1994-08-10
Abstract: A communications system has a macrocellular overlay and a microcellular underlay, with a location area (27 - 29) in the underlay comprising fewer cells than a location area (25) in the overlay. A requirement for handoff from the microcellular underlay is determined in dependance upon the measured time between location update requests received at a base station so that faster moving mobiles are handed up to the macrocellular overlay. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292628-A (GB)
Title: Object detection system
Inventor: LOCKHART PETER
IPC: G08B13/194
Filed: 1994-08-24
Abstract: The system is for detecting the presence and placement of a foreign object in an area and comprises a first imaging system which serves to detect changes in an image of the area thereby to detect the presence of the foreign object, a second imaging system which serves to detect changes in an image of a ground or background surface at the perimeter of the area thereby to detect the placement of the foreign object and a processor which serves to provide an alarm signal in response to substantially contemporaneous detection by both of the said systems. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2282452-A (GB)
Title: Sensor for non-contact torque measurement on a shaft and a measurement layer for such a sensor
Inventor: ALASAFI KHALDOUN
IPC: G01L3/14
Filed: 1994-09-20
Abstract: A torque sensor, e.g. for a vehicle automatic transmission, has a disc-shaped member 1 with a hub 9 bolted to the end of a shaft (crankshaft) 4 and radially outer drive portions 10, 10' e.g. coupled to the impeller 5 of a hydrodynamic converter 24. The inner and outer portions of the member 1 are joined by a U-section region 32, a cylindrical surface of which carries a magnetostrictive layer 3. An annular sensor coil 7 is held adjacent the layer 3 by a fixed support 6, e.g. bolted to crankshaft housing 29. The member 1 can thus be easily fitted and removed and has a short axial length, and no bearing is needed between it and the coil support 6. The arrangement shown also has a reference coil 16. The magnetostrictive layer 3 on the support 6 has a novel chemical composition and contains the main component nickel and minority components of phosphorus, a transition metal and an element in the main group IV or V. It may be deposited using an electrolyte bath containing saccharin to provide a stress-free layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2293394-A (GB)
Title: Speed control for trenchers
Inventor: FULFORD DENNIS RODNEY
IPC: E02F5/08
Filed: 1994-09-22
Abstract: A trenching machine has a rotary trenching wheel 10 driven by a hydraulic motor 13, the wheel being mounted on a frame 12 pivoted to a support 16. A hydraulic actuator 17 connects the frame 12 to the support 16 to perform relative pivoting movement of the frame 12 in a retreating sense having regard to cutting movement of the wheel 10. On advancing the support 16 to perform trenching, the loading on the hydraulic motor 13 driving the wheel 10 is sensed, and the actuator 17 is controlled to cause retreating movement of the frame 12 dependent upon the sensed loading. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286230-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing apparatus
Inventor: CATER MIRO STAN
IPC: B65D47/34
Filed: 1994-10-13
Abstract: An atomising pump has a piston (3) slidable in a cylinder (5) to expel liquid from a pump chamber (4). A valve member (8) is slidable in a stem (6) of the piston defining a liquid delivery duct (7). A separately formed cylindrical extension (11) of the valve member is movable in and out of sealing contact with the valve member to open and close a liquid inlet port (105) to the chamber (4). The valve member has a core (102) with axially extending flow passages for liquid to pass to the inlet port (105) from a supply conduit (60). The core projects within the cylindrical extension and has a projecting stop formation (103) which co-operates with a stop formation (104) on the cylindrical extension to limit lost motion between the valve member and cylindrical extension. The valve member is biassed into an extended position by a spring acting on the stop member projecting from the core so that the spring extends between the core and the cylindrical extension. This arrangement helps maintain alignment between the pump components and resist buckling of the spring. A bottom end of the cylindrical extension makes sliding contact with an internal wall of a tubular extension 16 of the pump body, continuous sliding contact being maintained to prevent clogging when dispensing water based products. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283533-A (GB)
Title: Distributor for a high pressure fuel system
Inventor: PETERS LESTER L
IPC: F02D41/20
Filed: 1994-05-06
Abstract: A fuel distributor (10) is provided which is capable of distributing fuel through plural fuel injection lines to the corresponding cylinders of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine and which includes a distributor housing (12) including a supply inlet passage (32), a plurality of fuel injection outlet passages (34) and a plurality of distributor valves (14) for providing sequential periodic communication between the supply inlet passage (32) and the outlet passages (34). Each distributor valve (14), which may be cam-actuated or solenoid-actuated, is adapted to be placed in an open position allowing fuel flow or a closed position blocking flow through the respective fuel injection outlet passage (34). Each of the distributor valves (14) is adapted to receive a force from the high pressure fuel flowing from the supply inlet passage (32) which urges the distributor valve into the closed position thereby providing an effective seal and minimizing leakage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2297574-A (GB)
Title: Vehicular warning device
Inventor: DUGDALE GEORGE MICHAEL HALLAM
IPC: B60Q7/00
Filed: 1995-02-01
Abstract: A warning sign for attachment to a vehicle windscreen comprises a retractable blind with a reflective warning design on the face of the blind visible from the vehicle exterior. The blind can be made with opaque or perforated material, which in either case would be reflective.
Patent GB-2290803-A (GB)
Title: Textile treatment
Inventor: REINEHR DIETER
IPC: D06L4/657
Filed: 1995-06-15
Abstract: There is provided a stable, concentrated fabric rinse composition comprising 0.3 to 10, preferably 0.3 to 3% by weight of a fluorescent whitening agent which is compatible with a fabric care ingredient, preferably a cationic, amphoteric or anionic fluorescent whitening agent, based on the total weight of the composition, and optionally a fabric care ingredient, preferably a fabric softener, a stain release or stain repellant ingredient or a water-proofing agent, the remainder being substantially water. The fabric rinse composition is preferably a fabric softener composition comprising 5 to 25, preferably 10 to 20% by weight of a cationic fabric softening agent and 0.3 to 10, preferably 0.3 to 3% by weight of a cationic, amphoteric or anionic fluorescent whitening agent, each based on the total weight of the composition, the remainder being substantially water. The present invention also provides method for the treatment of a textile article, comprising applying, to the previously washed article, the said fabric rinse composition, preferably the rinse cycle fabric softener composition, whereby the sun protection factor, and other properties such as the tear strength and lightfastness of articles so treated can be significantly increased.
Patent GB-2293031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to temperature control systems for barrier layers
Inventor: NORTH ROY VICTOR
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1995-09-04
Abstract: A barrier layer comprises a base layer A, a screed B incorporating heating elements 1 and temperature sensors 2. Above the screed B is an insulant layer C separated by a vapour seal D, and a wearing slab E. The cold area F is above the wearing slab E. It is desired that the 0{C isotherm should be kept generally at the position G indicated within the wearing slab E. The heating elements 1 will be heated individually and in sequence as necessary to maintain the temperature of each heating element within a range of +3.0 to +4.5 DEG C through circuitry controlled by the sensors 2. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2307127-A (GB)
Title: Controlling signal processing in a video down-converter
Inventor: KEATING STEPHEN MARK
IPC: H04N5/44
Filed: 1995-11-09
Abstract: Signal processing apparatus eg. in a video scanning standards down-converter, comprises a control read only memory ROM storing: (i) two or more sets of signal processing parameter data to control signal processing operations of the apparatus; and (ii) configuration data specifying one of the sets of signal processing parameter data stored in the control read only memory; a control read/write memory 200 capable of storing:  (i) at least one set of signal processing parameter data; and (ii) configuration data capable of specifying a set of signal processing parameter data stored in the control read only memory or a set of signal processing parameter data stored in the control read/write memory; and control logic, responsive to an input selection signal specifying whether the configuration data in the control read only memory or the configuration data in the read/write memory should be selected for use, for controlling the signal processing apparatus to perform signal processing operations in accordance with the signal processing parameter data specified by the selected configuration data.
Patent GB-2296468-A (GB)
Title: Medical record and administration system including medication packs
Inventor: ASLETT DONALD
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 1995-12-27
Abstract: The system provides instructions for and the recording of the administration of medication and packs for containing said medication. The system includes a master record (2, Fig 1) containing the patient's details and a medication record 12 (Fig 2) to record the administration of medication. The medication record 12 includes modules 16 recording the types of medication. The medication record 50 (Fig 8) may be integral with a medication pack having medication compartments 66. The system also includes a blister pack (Figs 9A - 9G) containing medication arranged on a support. <IMAGE>